Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

History > Medicine > Flashcards

Medicine Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
AP® U.S. History flashcards European History 101 flashcards AP® European History flashcards AP® World History flashcards World History 102 flashcards U.S. History 102 flashcards World History 101 flashcards U.S. History 101 flashcards
1
Q

Who was the first person to be allowed to perform human dissections at Alexandria in Ancient Greece?

A

Herophilius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Why did war help Greece to progress?

A

Doctors had to discover how to treat wounds and perform surgery.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Why did the Greek alphabet enable progression?

A

It was easier to use than hieroglyphics so more people could use it.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What year was Galen born in?

A

AD 129

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What was Galen’s most important piece of work?

A

Emphasising the importance of observation, balancing humours using ‘opposites’ and proving that the brain controlled speech and arteries and veins carry blood.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

How was illness treated in Medieval times?

A 
Herbs/potions
Alchemy (bezoar stone)
Charms
Star charts
Indulgences
Prayer
Urine examinations
Emetics, laxatives, bleeding to balance humours
Hospitals 
Minor surgery
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Why did barbers often become surgeons?

A

They had the tools.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

How did religion help progress?

A

They ran and funded hospitals, monasteries and almshouses
Set up universities
Kept books- maintaining knowledge of Galen and Hippocrates
Networks across Europe so can spread ideas quickly and widely

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

How did Religion hinder progress?

A

It said Galen was right
It discouraged experimentation
It said illness was punishment from God.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

How did war in Medieval times hinder progress?

A

The government was in fragment after war so public health collapsed.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Islamic doctors performed the first successful what?

A

Caesarian.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What chemical did Islamic doctors use as a drug?

A

Copper sulphate.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What supernatural methods did Islamic doctors use?

A

Prayer

Astrological charts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Who were the threes in Islamic doctors?

A

Rhazes
Ibn Siva
Abulcasis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Where and when was Rhazes born?

A

Persia in AD 865.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

When and where was Ibn Siva born?

A

Persia in AD 980

17
Q

When and where was Abulcasis born?

A

Spain in AD 936

18
Q

Why did trade change medicine in Greece?

A

Knowledge and different methods were able to reach Greece so more cures and treatments were found.

19
Q

What did Rhazes say about blindly following Hippocrates’ and Galen’s methods?

A

“What is written in books is not worth as much as the experience of a wise doctor”

20
Q

How many books did Rhazes write on medicine?

A

Over 100.

21
Q

What did Ibn Siva write?

A

A million word book on medicine containing treatments for all known diseases.

22
Q

Until when was Ibn Siva’s book used as a text book for trainee doctors?

A

Until the 1600s.

23
Q

What did Abulcasis do?

A

Translated the ideas of Paul of Aegina.

24
Q

How did Abulcasis improve Islamic medicine?

A

Islamic surgeons were able to learn to do simple surgeries and improve on Paul of Aegina’s methods.

25
Q

Where did Islamic doctors find medical books?

A

India and Africa.

26
Q

What happened to the role of women in Islamic medicine?

A

It was diminished because women were seen as subservient to men.

27
Q

What did the Black Death do to people’s beliefs in religion?

A

It shook them - people started to question the Church’s reasoning.

28
Q

What was the importance of the invention printing press?

A

It allowed new ideas to spread quickly around Europe and allowed old books to be rediscovered.

29
Q

What was the importance of the invention of new weapons?

A

Soldiers got new wounds which doctors had to learn to treat.

30
Q

Give an example of a piece of Renaissance art that was a result of the desire to paint the body?

A

Vitruvian Man by Leonardo Da Vinci.

31
Q

When were the Americas discovered?

A

The late 1400s.

32
Q

What was brought over from the Americas?

A

New food and medicines.

33
Q

What did the discovery of the Americas show?

A

The value of finding new things.

34
Q

Where and when was Vesalius born?

A

Brussels in 1514

35
Q

Where and when did Vesalius study?

A

In Leuven in Belgium from 1528 to 1533.

36
Q

When did Vesalius publish his ‘Tabulae Sex’?

A

1538

37
Q

When was ‘The Fabric of the Human Body’ published?

A

1543

History (7 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions